Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
May 30, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1982 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 1, Texas Rangers 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 1 3 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 3 0 1 0
Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0
Martin rf 3 0 1 0
White 2b 3 0 0 0
Quirk c 3 0 1 0
Creel p 0 0 0 0
  Armstrong p 0 0 0 0
  Hood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 0
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Sample lf 4 3 2 2
Wright cf 5 0 0 0
Bell 3b 5 1 2 0
Bass dh 3 1 1 0
  Parrish ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Grubb rf 3 0 0 0
Hostetler 1b 3 2 2 1
Werner c 3 0 1 0
Flynn 2b 3 1 1 2
Wagner ss 4 0 2 0
Medich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 11 5
Kansas City 000 010 000162
Texas 211 030 01x8110
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Creel  L (1-1) 4.1 7 6 5 5 2
  Armstrong   0.2 2 1 0 0 0
  Hood   3.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
6
5
2
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Medich  W (3-5) 9.0 6 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
3

  E–Martin 2 (4).  DP–Texas 2.  2B–Texas Bell (7,off Creel).  3B–Kansas City Wilson (4,off Medich).  HR–Texas Sample 2 (2,1st inning off Creel 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Hood 0 on, 1 out); Hostetler (1,3rd inning off Creel 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Concepcion (3,off Medich).  CS–Flynn (1,2nd base by Creel/Quirk).  WP–Creel 2 (2), Medich (2).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Dallas Parks, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:23.  A–13,575.
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